My occasional alternate history posts never generate any feedback, so I'm amazed that the second most visited post on the year was this one from August 25.

It was on this day in 1875 that Captain Matthew Webb became the first person recorded to successfully swim the English Channel unaided.

Webb's feat was a carefully crafted bit of public showmanship. That the crossing had never been done and was thought impossible fueled the public's interest. The accomplishment made Webb famous and rich.

Hmm. Bold athletic achievements motivated by gambling? Instant and eternal fame? It sounds like this is just the sort of event that would inspire a certain time-traveling tourist we know.

I'm guessing Matt Webb has a big family who like to Google his name.

The top post of 2015 will be revealed Tomorrow.

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The time has come to pad some blog posts with a look back at the year that was.

The post coming in at number three on the countdown of most visited posts on Boosterrific.com in 2015 was this cosplay suggestion by Patrick Dean that ran in May.

Dean originally posted the image to his site, My Half Assed Cosplay Ideas.

The countdown continues on Wednesday.

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To no one's great surprise, the Most Viewed Post at Boosterrific.com in the past 12 months was the return of Booster Gold in his own, self-titled one-shot in September:

It was good to see so many people excited about Booster Gold: Futures End #1 after a several-year hiatus for our hero. I look forward to continuing that momentum with his two issue Convergence tie-in miniseries in 2015.

Thanks for a good 2014, Booster Boosters. Let's make 2015 shine!

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Continuing our count-down of Most Viewed Posts at Boosterrific.com in 2014, we'll discover that my investigation into the true identity of the Black Beetle got people talking.

The series ran for a week back in early September. You can follow these links to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and most importantly, Your Guesses.

More to come tomorrow.

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I'll be away from my keyboard for the rest of the week, so once again I'm setting the site into low content mode and counting down the Most Viewed Posts of the past year.

The post coming in at number three on the countdown ran in March and showcases professional fan art!

This sketch was featured on Brett Booth's website, demonpuppy.blogspot.com, months before we discovered he'd be participating in September's Booster Gold: Futures End. Self-fulfilling prophecy, hmm?

More to come tomorrow.

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